Tag



Patented Dec. 3, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

'I'his invention pertains 130 improvements in tags for attachment 130 merchandise, plants, hardware, and other articles of manufacture. The invention has primarily for its object to provicle an exceedingly simple and inexpensive tag, which can be easily and quickly attached or removed from an article, without the use of strings, clips, er other attaching means now commonly employed.

A further object of the invention is 170 provide a tag having the foregoing characteristics, which can be attached 01 removed with one hand, requiring no manipulaion such as the interlocking of tongues and the like.

Incidental to the foregoing, a more specific object resides in the provision of a tag formed. from a blank cf flexible material, such as cardboard, celluloid, light sheet metal, and the like, and which is provided with an opening and a slit extencling from the opening to the periphery of the tag, thus forming a tab which is readily sprung 130 allow an article 1:0 be passed through the slit into the opening.

A still further object resides in forming the slit with diverging edges, which provide notches adjacent the opening and periphery of the tab, to guide articles 1:0 the slot, and facilitate springing of the tab without the necessity of manipulating the tag With two hands. With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter described, and more particularly defined by the appended claim, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing is illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of the present invention constructed according to the best mode so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof.

In the drawingz- Figure 1 is an elevation of a tag constructed in accordance with one form 0f the present invention, the same being shown attached to a plant.

Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which the tag is sprung upon an object.

Referring now more particularly 1:0 the accompanying drawing, in which a simple form of prlce tag is illustrated, the numeral l designates a blank of flexible material, preferably a good grade o1 cardboard, because of its cheapness. Hawever, other materials may be employed where a tion of the article to which the tag is to be at- 5 tached, and preferably the opening 3 is formed adjacent one edge of the tag, rather than centrally of the same, thus causing the tag to bang in vertical position and also giving greater flexibility to the tab 4, which is formed by slitting 10 the body 2 from the opening 3 to the periphery of the tag.

As illustrated in the drawing, the edges of the s1it l, adjacent the opening 3 and the periphery of the tag, diverge 130 form notches 5 and 6, re- 15 spectively, which, in the attachment 01 removal of the tag, serve to guide the object, which in the present instance is the stem 015 a plant, to the slit l, thus facilitating springing of the tab 4 to permit the object pass through the slit. Also, 20 in the preferred form 015 the invention, the slit 1 extends downwardly from the opening 3, with the result that the tab 4 forms a hook and prevents accidental detachment of the tag even though the tab might become sprung. While it is not essential the invention, the body 2 may be correspondingly notched ab 8 opposlte the notch 6, thus giving the tag a uniform cof1centric appearance.

As illustrated in Figure 2, in order 1:0 attach 30 or remove the tag from an object, it is merely necessary 110 grasp the bodywith the fingers of one hand, and after placing the notch 6 or 3 against the object, a slight twisting 015 the body Will spring the tab 4, permitting the object to 35 pass through the slit l.

From the foregoing explanation, considered in connection With the accompanying drawing, lt; Will be seen that an exceedingly simple, inexpensive, and efi'icient tag has been provided, which may be easily and quickly attached. to an object, without the use of springs, clips, or the like, and which does not require manipulation with two hands in order to spring or open the sag. The uses of a tag 0f the foregoing character are unlimited, in that the invention may be applied 130 price tags, gremting cards, instruction cards, trade-mark tags and the like.

I claim: 5

As a new article of manufacture, a tag formed from a blank of resilient material provided with opposed, alined notches in its sicle edges, and a central opening positioned above said notches, said. blank having a downwardly extending slit 55 between said opening and one of said notches, he edges of the slit adjacent the opening being divergent.

TECKLA SAUER. 

